Rake



Nov. 22, 1949 E. A. CANALIZO RAKE Filed Aug. 13, 1946 42 07 Za aevz 60A- Gil M520 Patented Nov. 22, 1949 RAKE Eugenio Antonio Canalizo, Mexico City, Mexico Application August 13, 1946, In Mexico August Serial No. 690,149 25, 1945 1 Claim. (C1. 56-40017) This invention implements, especially to rakes for the purpose of collecting dry leaves, etc., and more particularly it refers to certain improvements in rakes of the above-mentioned kind, of those made with strips of bamboo or reed, provided with a handle of the same material.

I am perfectly aware that rakes made with bamboo or reed and secured with textile ties, or of the same material, are already known. The implement invented by me is substantially characterized in that the bamboo or reed strips are tied by means of two or more rows of one-piece staples, giving the implement a sturdiness and fixedness thus far unknown in rakes of this kind.

It is also characterized in that the rear end of the bamboo or reed strips is conveniently secured by means of a metal plate solidly securing it and permanently keeping it in its proper place, the said plate providing further the proper reinforcement to secure the end of the handle.

These and other characteristics, details and difierences from the known, will become clearly apparent from the following description, and from the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, the same reference characters indicating the same parts in the six shown figures.

In the said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a conventional perspective view of a rake made in accordance with this invention, in a horizontal position.

Fig. 2 is a profile of the handle securing the strips constituting the prongs of the rake, for the purpose of showing its fore end cut in the form of a hairpin.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the obverse and reverse sides of the row of staples securing the prongs of the rake by their nearest portion to the bent end of the same.

Fig. 4 is also an enlarged conventional perspective view of the obverse and reverse sides of another row of staples made f one piece, the staples being nearer to each other, the said row being the one positioned behind the one illustrated in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan View of the piece securing the rear end of the rows constituting the prongs of the rake, in its open position, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the same piece illustrated by Fig. 5, bent more or less in the position it has when it is adapted to its purpose.

Before describing in detail the present imrefers in general to agricultural proved implement as invented by me, I desire it As shown in the drawings, handle In of the implement is provided with a groove II at one of its ends in order to form the forked pole l2 securing the implement proper. Within the said groove H, plate M, as shown in Figures 5 and 6 of accompanying drawings is secured by means of screws l3 or the like. The said plate I 4 is of a sensibly triangular or of forming a securing jaw hind strips is forming the said flange I5 is provided curing of the end of the said strips Hi. In addition to screws I 3 securing the handle I 0 of the implement, plate 14 is provided with punchings I! for the purpose of keeping flange IS in its closed position by means of screws, rivets or the like l8.

In order to keep the said strips [6 in their open condition like a fan; that is to say, with their distance apart gradually increasing, the rows of are used; and, rows will have distance apart, according as the rows it are desired to be more or less apart For instance, the row of staples nearer to the handle, will be nearer together; and, in case they are closer to the bent end, they Will be farther apart.

Staples l9 form an integral piece with a cross piece or rib 26, preferably reinforced, providing are strongly secured, inasmuch as legs 2! of staples L! are bent and clamped on the reverse of each of the rows l6. As will be understood, the back of each staple I9 remains on the obverse of the said rows l6 of the rake, and the legs H are bent and clamped on the reverse of each of them.

As will be easily understood, the connection constituting the rake, is made being much longer than of those so far known and used.

Having thus described the invention what I consider as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent are:

I claim:

A rake comprising a handle formed at one end with an open slot, a clamp including a top, rear part of the top being bent at right angles and thence forwardly parallel with and spaced from the top to provide a bottom, the forward end of the bottom being bent upwardly and provided with teeth, a part of each side of the top being bent at right angle and inwardly to provide with the bottom a space, a series of tines fitted in the space between the top and bottom of the clamp, means for securing the tines between the top and bottom of the clamp and means for securing the handle to the clamp.

EUGENIO ANTONIO CANALIZO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Re. 17,606 489,672 839,249 1,500,441 1,909,754 2,077,347 2,163,421 2,235,937 2,386,6 17 

